16.08.2017
- Kenneth Frazier, CEO of Merck & Co, the third largest US pharmaceutical manufacturer, has resigned from US President Donald Trump’s manufacturing council after criticizing what he...
15.08.2017
- New York-based private equity group Arsenal Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cyalume Technologies Holdings for $45 million in cash. Headquartered in...
15.08.2017
- Ineos Styrolution has announced plans to increase compounding capacity for styrenic polymers by 34,000 t/y at its Moxi plant at Vadodara in India’s Gujarat state. The company is...
14.08.2017
- US engineering contractor CB&I is putting its technology business up for sale as it struggles with falling revenues. The Texas-headquartered group reported a second-quarter loss of...
14.08.2017
- Cambrex Corporation, a US manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) has announced another expansion to boost its global network. This latest project will see an...
14.08.2017
- AkzoNobel has won a second court case against US activist investor Elliott Advisors. An Amsterdam district court ruled on Aug. 10 that the coatings producer does not have to call a...
11.08.2017
- Ireland-domiciled drugmaker Shire is considering splitting off its neuroscience division into a separate, publicly listed company. The move, revealed during its second-quarter...
11.08.2017
- Sanofi has sued US Merck, alleging infringement of two patents related to an insulin drug. The French drugmaker said the action was triggered by a notification received from Merck...
11.08.2017
- As an EU-wide scare involving contaminated eggs dominates headlines, BASF has announced it will not reapply for authorization for some uses of its Fipronil pesticide. However, the...
10.08.2017
- US clinical stage pharmaceutical company Aerie Pharmaceuticals has entered into a research, development and license agreement with Dutch life sciences group DSM. The agreement...